ColorTool
Log in
#DCC528

#dcc528 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dcc528 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 77.25% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.45% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 52.33°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.553

Complementary

  1. #dcc528
  2. #283fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc528
  2. #2899dc
  3. #6b28dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6b28
  2. #dcc528
  3. #99dc28

Triadic

  1. #dcc528
  2. #28dcc5
  3. #c528dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc528
  2. #3fdc28
  3. #283fdc
  4. #c528dc

Square

  1. #dcc528
  2. #28dc6b
  3. #283fdc
  4. #dc2899

Monochromatic

  1. #5c520f
  2. #9e8d1a
  3. #dcc528
  4. #e7d76a
  5. #f1e8ac

Shades

#dcc528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc528
  2. #c6b124
  3. #b09e20
  4. #9a8a1c
  5. #847618
  6. #6e6314
  7. #584f10
  8. #423b0c
  9. #2c2708
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc528
  2. #e0cb3e
  3. #e3d153
  4. #e7d669
  5. #eadc7e
  6. #eee294
  7. #f1e8a9
  8. #f5eebf
  9. #f8f3d4
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc528
  2. #d3be31
  3. #cab73a
  4. #c0b042
  5. #b7a94b
  6. #aea354
  7. #a59c5d
  8. #9c9566
  9. #928e6e
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb6a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac20d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec731 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dcc528 {
  color: #dcc528;
}
Background
.bg-dcc528 {
  background-color: #dcc528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc528 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 197 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc528, #99dc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 197 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.66 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.70 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.78 #233ad7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcc528  rgb(220, 197, 40)  hsl(52, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#283fdc  rgb(40, 63, 220)  hsl(232, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#28dcc5  rgb(40, 220, 197)  hsl(172, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c528dc  rgb(197, 40, 220)  hsl(292, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple